February 28, 2013, Thursday

Long before Carlos Correa became the first Puerto Rican player to be picked first in baseball’s draft, Hiram Bithorn was a major league pitching star. In the years since, the island has struggled to produce other top-notch pitchers.

A rather eventful day in Yankee-land Saturday began with Alex Rodriguez and Andy Pettitte facing each other in a simulated game; continued with Javier Vazquez laboring through four and two-thirds innings in his return to the rotation; and, at least...

August 25, 2010, Wednesday

Before Saturday's game, Manager Joe Girardi was asked about Javier Vazquez's velocity, which has been a point of concern for some, but not Girardi.''When he lost a couple, people started talking about his velocity,'' Girardi said. ''You know, you can...